A visit to the Franklin Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Franklin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Cemetery:
34.4898, -85.7130
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklin Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies just to the south of the Franklin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lankford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hammack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hammack Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammack Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Whitehall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- The Whitehall Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27051 <5>
- Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Husky Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Husky Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husky Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Howards Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Town Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Town Creek Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Payne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Douglas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Chavies
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Adamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Luna ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Bootsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Valley Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hammondville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Sylvania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Rainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Dog Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Mentone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Henagar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sigsbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Lickskillet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Blanche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Bankhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Fyffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Taft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Powell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Franklin Cemetery. The following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Payne
- Fyffe
- Fyffe lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Franklin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fyffe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
- Rainsville
- Valley Head
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Franklin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Franklin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #150239 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #150239 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Payne
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4898088 Lon: -85.7130229
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franklin Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |